Harry Potter's Fate

Published: July 11, 2006

To the Editor:

Re ''Long Live Harry,'' by Judith Warner (column, July 7):

Well, perhaps it's silly to care about whether Harry Potter lives or dies, given the daunting challenges facing this world. That's probably why it's so appealing to think about this young wizard's fate.

We've just returned from a three-week car trip across this beautiful country. Our son proposed that we listen to the ''Harry Potter'' series while we drove, although we had each read the entire series at least once.

The audio version is amazing and held us spellbound (sorry!) for long hours. We spent a lot of time discussing Harry's fate.

Our son grew up with Harry Potter, being around 10 when the first book came out. He, too, worries that Harry will die. I hope that Harry will not die, for the sake of all of us who want to believe that good can survive and triumph.